Long-range two-dimensional superstructure in the superconducting electron-doped cuprate Pr0.88LaCe0.12CuO4

Campbell, B. J.; Rosenkranz, S.; Kang, H. J.; Stokes, H. T.; Chupas, P. J.; Komiya, S.; Ando, Y.; Li, Shiliang; Dai, Pengcheng

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.014118

Title: Long-range two-dimensional superstructure in the superconducting electron-doped cuprate $\Pr_{0.88} {LaCe}_{0.12} {CuO}_{4}$

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.014118· OSTI ID:1391845

Campbell, B. J.; Rosenkranz, S.; Kang, H. J.; Stokes, H. T.; Chupas, P. J.; Komiya, S.; Ando, Y.; Li, Shiliang; Dai, Pengcheng

Utilizing single-crystal synchrotron x-ray scattering, we observe distorted CuO₂ planes in the electron- doped superconductor Pr_1-xLaCe_xCuO_4+δ , x =0.12. Resolution-limited rods of scattering are indicative of a long-range two-dimensional 2√2 × 2√2 superstructure in the a-b plane, adhering to planar space-group symmetry p4gm, which is subject to stacking disorder perpendicular to the planes. This superstructure is present only in annealed, superconducting samples, but not in the as-grown, nonsuperconducting samples. These long-range distortions of the CuO₂ planes, which are generally considered to be detrimental to superconductivity, have avoided detection to date due to the challenges of observing and interpreting subtle diffuse-scattering features.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Materials Sciences and Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1391845

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 92, Issue 1; ISSN 1098-0121

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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